How was the year 2022 in research and development at our faculty?

Take a look at what the year 2022 brought in the field of research and development at the Faculty of Medicine MU. What awaits us in 2023? Take a short look back at the past year.

23 Mar

4 PhD candidates from MED MUNI awarded with Brno Ph.D. Talent 2022

The City of Brno has once again supported young scientists. 18 of the winners of the Brno Ph.D. Talent are students of Masaryk University, 4 of them are studying in doctoral programmes at the Faculty of Medicine. 

9 Feb

MED MUNI held its first ever professional adaptation training for academics

At the beginning of February, the first adaptation training for academic staff and staff working on research projects at MED MUNI academic departments took place. More than 60 employees who joined the faculty during the year 2022 participated.

3 Feb

New course for Ph.D. candidates Science Communication Course

A spokesperson from CEITEC, Ester Jarour is offering a new Science Communication Course open to all MUNI students. 

18 Jan

MUNI MENDEL DOCTORANDUS

23 January 2023 - application deadline for the new programme for doctoral students - Muni Mendel Doctorandus.

14 Dec 2022

DAAD scholarships for stays in Germany

It is possible to apply for the DAAD scholarship for internships in Germany till 16 January 2023.

14 Dec 2022

French Embassy in the Czech Republic - Calls for projects (Barrande Fellowships)

Are you going to France for a 1-3 month internship?

The Barrande Fellowship Programme offers a stipend of 1500 Euro per month.

9 Nov 2022

Research group leaders attended the EMBO Laboratory Leadership Course

At the beginning of November, the EMBO Laboratory Leadership training course took place at the Bohunice University Campus.

For the first time in history, international evaluators assessed research and doctoral studies at the FM

From 12 to 14 October, the first ever international evaluation of research and doctoral studies took place at the Faculty of Medicine. The panel, consisting of experts from various disciplines and countries, met with the management of the faculty, heads of more than half of the theoretical and clinical departments and supervisors of doctoral study programmes over three days.

20 Sep 2022

EQIPD- a Quality Management System with Industrial Standards for Preclinical Research

SPARK Europe Webinar with Dr. René Bernard on 12 October 2022, 4-5 pm (CET), online MS Teams. Ensure preclinical data quality, validity, and traceability using EQIPD QS!

16 Sep 2022

We signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for Doctoral Studies

As part of inter-faculty cooperation, an agreement was signed at Masaryk University between four faculties and one university research institute on common standards for doctoral studies.

13 Sep 2022

Dobrá praxe vědeckého publikování

16 Aug 2022

Masaryk University is among the 500 best institutions in the world

Masaryk University moved up 200 places in the newly released Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities. With a ranking of 401-500, it is among the top five hundred universities in the world.

18 May 2022

Open Science Workshop 2022

19 Apr 2022

Strengthening the Prevention of Plagiarism in Student Works

We present the outputs of the Prevention of Plagiarism in Student Works project, coordinated by Masaryk University, connecting 9 Czech universities. The project aims at inter-university dialogue and practical cooperation in promoting academic ethics and preventing fraudulent practices in academic writing.

13 Apr 2022

Rooms for group work of PhD students on campus

Do you need a place where you can meet and work with your colleagues? The following FM MU departments offer the opportunity to use their facilities for group work of PhD students.

4 Apr 2022

We are part of the international mentoring network eument-net

The eument-net is a network of European research institutions that offers its staff a comprehensive mentoring programme as one form of developing their academic and scientific competences.

Don´t be afraid of the internship abroad! The faculty will cover your costs.

All Ph.D. candidates have to undergo a mandatory internship abroad, at least for 30 days. The new faculty scholarship will help with the financing. Read about the experience of a Ph.D. candidate Jana Gregorová, who was in a laboratory in Italy. 

17 Mar 2022

Czech Science Foundation GAČR released a brochure for early stage researchers

A new brochure released by Czech Science Foundation GAČR will help the early career researchers to be more oriented in funding opportunities. 

What is an ORCID and why should every scientist have one?

Tereza Miškechová, the faculty specialist for publication evidence and Open Science, answers these and other questions about author identifiers.

4 Mar 2022

MU employees have free access to the Sage Research Methods database

Free access to the Sage Research Methods database , which serves as a resource for quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research.

1 Mar 2022

Principal Investigator Seminars - Spring Series

Students, junior researchers, and PIs are warmly invited to join the spring session of Principal Investigator Seminars, organized by CEITEC MU.

23 Feb 2022

From maternity leave back to research easier thanks to the MUNI Career Restart grant: Katarína Chalásová

The MUNI GAMU Career Restart grants help restart a scientific career after a break-in research work. The grant supports the reintegration of scientists into research teams. In 2021, three female scientists from LF MU succeeded now. We will interview another of them, Katarína Chalásová.

18 Feb 2022

From maternity leave back to research easier thanks to the MUNI Career Restart grant: Tereza Renzová

The MUNI GAMU Career Restart grants help restart a scientific career after a break-in research work. The grant supports the reintegration of scientists into research teams. In 2021, three female scientists from LF MU succeeded now. We will interview another of them, Tereza Renzová.

11 Feb 2022

From maternity leave back to research easier thanks to the MUNI Career Restart grant: Kateřina Amruz Černá

Year 2021 in Research and Development

What was 2021 like in research and development at the Faculty of Medicine? What can we expect in 2022? Read our short look back.

31 Jan 2022

A look back at 2021 and future plans in HR Award

What did last year bring and what is in the pipeline for HR Award activities in 2022? The implementation phase of the HR Award Action Plan is in progress, together we have already implemented many important tasks and more are expected this year. Here is a summary of what has been achieved and what we will continue to focus on at the Faculty.

14 Jan 2022

The MU Gender Equality Plan was published

In the mid-December, the university management approved and published the Gender Equality Plan (GEP MU) for 2022-2024.

21 Sep 2021

We collaborate with Stanford University by joining SPARK Global

Faculty of Medicine has signed the Global Charter in June 2021 and initiated collaboration with Stanford University as an associated member of the SPARK Translational Research Program and SPARK Global network, a partnership of over 60 academic institutions worldwide with a common goal to advance academic biomedical research discoveries closer to clinical practice.

6 Sep 2021

Pozvánka na Workshop HORIZON EUROPE AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

30 Aug 2021

Ceremonial launch of the MU Spin-off Platform

Come to the launch of the MU Spin-off Platform, a contact and communication network that will connect MU spin-offs and the university.

28 Jul 2021

We are preparing materials for the university's Gender Equality Plan

In recent months at our faculty took place work on gender audit as a basis for the University's Gender Equality Plan, which will be a condition for the participation of our scientists in grant competitions from 2022.

1 Jul 2021

We have published a handbook for Leaders

The prepared Handbook for Leaders, which aims to summarise information on the agendas of the various dean's offices and processes at the Faculty and the University, was sent out today to the email inboxes of the Leaders at our Faculty.

25 Jun 2021

We presented the ongoing results of the HR Award to the management of the FM MU

In mid-June, we presented the ongoing results of the HR Award at the LF MU management meeting. With the members of the management team, we reviewed what we have already achieved and what we are currently working on intensively.

20 Jun 2021

We had a session on the latest news in science and research

In June, we held another R&D forum, a regular meeting dedicated to latest news in science and research at FM MU.

1 Jun 2021

We celebrated the HR Award and presented the Handbook for Leaders

Together with members of the HR Award Working Group, we celebrated the HR Excellence in Research Award at the end of May. With this great achievement, we wanted to take a moment to pause, remind ourselves of how much we have already achieved and thank everyone without whose involvement it would not have been possible to get to this stage.

26 Apr 2021

We are proud HR award holders 🎉

We are pleased to announce that on 23 April 2021 Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, has been recognized with the HR Excellence Award. The award is being given by the European Commission to research institutions that create and support professional, transparent and ethical work environment.

10 Mar 2021

Help us implement meaningful HR Award changes

At the end of last year, the HR Award team sent an Action Plan for the next 5 years to the European Commission, in connection with the effort to obtain a European award in the care of the staff of the Faculty of Medicine. The action plan was created thanks to the information that we had the opportunity to obtain directly from you during meetings at workplaces and from a questionnaire survey.

26 Feb 2021

Join us on Yammer

Since March, we have been launching discussion and information groups on the Yammer platform for PhD studies and R&D at the FM MU.

10 Dec 2020

Preparatory work for obtaining the HR Award in the finish line

The Faculty of Medicine has completed the preparatory work for obtaining the prestigious European HR Excellence in Research Award certificate and sent a comprehensive Gap analysis and an Action Plan for 2021-27 to the evaluators of the European Commission. The project aims to support the research environment and career development of researchers.  

7 Dec 2020

Actual information about Children’s Group at FM MU

Children’s Group, with subsidised tuition, for children of Faculty of Medicine employees, is now ready to communicate also in English and children of foreigners aged 18-36 months can apply. The address is Rybnická 48, right next to the trolleybus stop No. 25 (4 min. from the Bohunice Campus).  

1 Dec 2020

Discussion meeting for the preparation of the FM MU Long-term Plan 2021 – 2028

Come to discuss the prepared Long-term Plan of the Faculty of Medicine, MU 2021 - 28, in the key areas of Science and Research and Doctoral Studies. The meeting will take place on December 15, 2020, in lecture room B11 / 114, and it is also possible to join via MS Teams 

18 Nov 2020

FM MU participated in HRS4R Virtual Info day 2020

On November 17, 2020, FM MU representatives participated in HRS4R Virtual Info day 2020, organized by the European Commission, led by Mary Kate O’Regan, HR Manager for Research, University College Cork, Ireland.

27 Oct 2020

Doctoral Studies handbook at FM MU

With the beginning of the new academic year, the Doctoral Studies handbook at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University is published. The handbook is intended for those interested in doctoral studies, doctoral students, their supervisors, doctoral boards and doctoral committees and all other actors entering doctoral studies at our faculty.

15 Oct 2020

PhD Day 2020 at FM MU

On Friday, October 9, 2020, PhD Day was held at the FM MU, like last year, this time due to the epidemiological situation online.

5 Oct 2020

Final report from the questionnaire survey of FM MU 2020

Thank you for participating in the FM MU 2020 employee survey, that was conducted this spring, despite the epidemiological situation and the cyber attack on The University Hospital Brno. The results confirmed and completed the outputs of almost 100 workplaces meetings carried out last year by the HR Award team and that brought more than 600 suggestions for improvement. 

25 Sep 2020

We are preparing for II. R&D FM MU forum

At the beginning of 2021will take place Meeting about news in science at FM MU.

22 Sep 2020

FRESHERS: Skills for Research Career

10 Aug 2020

Children’s group for children of employees of FM MU opening in September

From September, there will be opened a new children’s group for children of employees FM MU aged between 18 and 36 months situated in a walking distance from MU campus Bohunice. This activity was organized within the preparation process for prestigious HR Award presentation.

3 Jun 2020

Activities to support of obtaining HR Award continues in the virtual era

The two day virtual workshop, which was designed for the needs of MU, was organised by HR Award Manager RMU Dr. Nová and led by HRS4R leaders.

26 May 2020

Thank you for taking part in the survey!

To find out your needs and identify priorities, was created an anonymous questionnaire, which was sent to all researchers. The outputs will be used for the elaboration of a long-term plan of the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in the field of care for academic and research staff

21 May 2020

I. internal science and research forum at the Faculty of Medicine

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, a meeting was held at our faculty in Aula on n in science, presented by prof. MUDr. Tomáš Kašpárek, Ph.D.

29 Apr 2020

Questionnaire survey FM MU 2020 – LAUNCHED

The Dean sent a personal e-mail on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, requesting active involvement to all researchers and academics, incl. clinical workplaces.

8 Apr 2020

Questionnaire survey FM MU 2020

On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, a planned questionnaire survey will be sent to all researchers and academic staff of theoretical institutes to find out your needs and identify priorities on which the Faculty of Medicine should work.